How to fix common Twitch notification issues

The live streams on Twitch are dependant on notifications to bring avid followers to watch a certain content at a certain point of time. But, occasionally, Twitch notifications are not working.

Twitch users seemingly have a variety of notification issues and they are not coming through no matter what they try. Today, we’ll try and address all notification-related issues users encountered on Twitch.

Check below for the solutions to common issues.

How do I turn on notifications for Twitch?

1. Twitch Live notifications not working

Make sure you enabled Live Notifications

1. Open Twitch on the web.
2. Click on your avatar in the top right corner and open Settings.
3. Select Notifications > On Twitch.
4. Make sure that Live notifications are enabled.
5. Alternatively, you can try and disable the Smart notifications option.

Enable Live Notifications in Browser

1. Navigate to Settings again.
2. Choose Notifications.
3. Under the Recieve Browser Notifications for this Device section, click Turn On.
4. When the prompt appears, click Allow.

2. Twitch Push notifications not working

Reinstall the app

1. In the Windows Search bar, type Control and open Control Panel.
2. Choose Uninstall a program.
3. Remove Twitch app.
4. Navigate to the official Twitch download section, here.
5. Download and install Twitch again.
6. Sign-in into the app and ensure all notifications are enabled.

Make sure Smart Notifications are disabled

1. Open Twitch.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Select Notifications.
4. Toggle the Smart Notifications off.

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3. Twitch Sub notification not showing

Clear browser‘s cache

1. Press Shift + Control + Delete to bring the Clear Browsing Data windows.
2. Select the Cached images and files and Cookies and other site data.
3. Click on the Clear data button.

Reset your browser (Chrome)

1. Open your browser settings.
2. Navigate to the bottom.
3. Expand Advanced options and scroll to the bottom.
4. Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
5. Click Reset settings.

4. Twitch Resub notification not showing

Clear browser‘s cache

1. Press Shift + Control + Delete to bring the Clear Browsing Data windows.
2. Select the Cached images and files and Cookies and other site data.
3. Click on the Clear data button.

Send ticket to Twitch

1. Navigate to the Twitch Support, here.
2. Enter your credentials and describe the issue.
3. Send the ticket and wait for the response. Twitch Support is usually quite fast in resolving issues.

5. Twitch not sending email notifications

Re-enable email notifications

1. Open Twitch.
2. Open Twitch.
3. Choose Settings.
4. Select Notifications > By Email.
5. Toggle the All Emails option.

Re-set your email address

1. Open Settings in Twitch.
2. Choose Security and Privacy.
3. Click on the edit pen on the right.
4. Change your email address to an alternative address and verify it.
5. Get back and re-enter your old email address and verify that.
6. Now, in your email client, ensure that Twitch emails aren’t under spam.

If you want to get desktop notifications from Twitch but there are none, check these steps to make it work.

6. Twitch notifications not working Android

Enable Notifications

1. Open the Twitch app.
2. Navigate to Settings > Notifications.
3. Ensure that all Notifications for Mobile are enabled.
4. Alternatively, you can go to phone settings, choose Apps & notifications, and locate the Twitch on the list of the installed apps.
5. Open the Twitch from the list and select Notifications.
6. Check all the boxes. Also, ensure that Twitch has all the required permissions.

Reinstall the app

1. In the Settings > Apps & notifications > All apps, select Twitch.
2. Choose Uninstall.
3. Navigate to the Play Store and install Twitch.
4. Look for improvements.

7. Twitch notifications not working iOS

Enable Notifications

1. Open Twitch.
2. Open Settings > Notifications.
3. Make sure all notifications for mobile are enabled.

Reinstall the app

1. On the home screen, hold the Twitch app and drag it up to uninstall it.
2. Navigate to App Store and install Twitch again.
3. Sign in with your credentials and look for improvements.

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